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Jason Sudeikis and Tanya Reynolds in "Ted Lasso," now streaming on Apple TV. (Courtesy Apple TV)

The "Ted Lasso" problem Ted can't see

Melanie McFarland

Although the feel-good show is regaining its stride, there's one yellow card still flashing in the wings

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 06 2026: A man checks the "Equal Earth" map projection on a screen in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. The United Nations General Assembly recently endorsed the non-binding resolution to promote the projection, which aims to correct geographical distortions caused by the traditional Mercator map.

Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it

Troy Farah

Because the US rejects reality, it voted against the UN's Correct the Map plan

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., attends a roundtable discussion on soil health alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins on July 15, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

GOP doctor-politicians break their oath

Heather Digby Parton

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall joins a list of conservative lawmakers who ignore their medical oath

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on the release of 9/11-related documents at City Hall on Sept. 8, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Post-9/11 hate is taking a new form

Pawan Dhingra

The new face of anti-South Asian hate isn't about terrorism

A sign in Big Spring, Texas in 1999 reads "Jesus Saves." (Homer Sykes via Getty Images)

"Bible Belt" oversimplifies the South

John Hayes - The Conversation

Beneath commonalities, religious life was divided by both race and class

Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes in "You Can See Everything" (A24)

The Oscars is shaping up for a showdown

Coleman Spilde

Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes doc, "You Can See Everything," shakes up awards season

Grace Ann Nader, left, and Brooks Nader attend the U.S. premiere of "Practical Magic 2" on Aug. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. The sisters partnered with Astral Tequila to promote the film as part of a broader trend of studios enlisting influencers for movie marketing. (Chloe Kern / FilmMagic)

Influencers are squeezing out critics

Kristen Lopez

The entertainment industry used to suck up to critics. Now it's chasing your favorite content creator

The New England Patriots face off against the Cleveland Browns during a preseason game on Aug. 27, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

The cost of being a queer NFL fan

Dimitrios Aletras Jr.

Football is hypermasculine and often unwelcoming, but I keep coming back anyway

A supporter of President Donald Trump wears a glitter jacket ahead of the 2026 Republican National Committee (RNC) Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center on Sept. 8, 2026, in Dallas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump's emotional support convention

Amanda Marcotte

The RNC embarrasses itself with a shindig no one else wanted

Actor Casper Van Dien on the set of "Starship Troopers" (TriStar Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Trump's fascist Space Force dress-up

Alex Galbraith

The “Starship Troopers”-inspired designs take cinematic nods to Nazis and make them real

Woman voting on election day (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

Appealing to working-class women

Chabeli Carrazana - The 19th

The working class isn't just White men in hard hats anymore. Women candidates may be the ones who can earn votes

Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, speaks onstage during the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation 2025 Good Trouble Gala at Flourish Atlanta on May 29, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Smithsonian head retiring amid feuds

Troy Farah

The move comes after the White House labeled Smithsonian leadership radicals

Steak frites at Lake Park Bistro (Jodyann Morgan)

How to spend a perfect day in Milwaukee

Chaya Milchtein

A Milwaukee native shares the restaurants, festivals and easy Wisconsin escapes that made her fall for home again

Music is important (shironosov/Getty Images)

The rock critic who taught me to listen

Caryn Rose

Dave Marsh took rock 'n' roll seriously. So should we

Ingredients for a Costco chicken bake-inspired galette (Ashlie Stevens )

Costco chicken bake, meet the galette

Ashlie D. Stevens

Rotisserie chicken, a Caesar-ish dressing and store-bought pie crust turn a food-court favorite into an easy dinner

Mariska Hargitay (Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage/Getty Images)

The safest Emmys host yet

Candice Frederick

The least offensive choice was always going to win this year's Emmys hosting gig

Erika Kirk speaks during the memorial service for her husband, right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Why Erika Kirk failed as TPUSA's leader

Amanda Marcotte

One year after Charlie Kirk's death, the organization is a joke — even on the right

ockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

"GTA VI" leaks versus the Epstein files

Troy Farah

The outrage over video game footage leaking online shouldn’t outweigh sex crimes

Workers clean a wall at the 9/11 Memorial Museum as it prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on September 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

What we forget when we remember 9/11

Stephanie A. Martin - The Conversation

Scholars of collective memory have long argued that that societies do not remember the past simply by preserving it

Trump's AI posting spree on Labor Day weekend took a dark turn into apocalyptic movie-style scenes of warrior robots between multiple "new" maps renaming New Mexico and praising his achievements in Iran and in the jobs market. (Screenshot / Truth Social)

Trump unleashes nightmare fuel AI army

CK Smith

The president flooded Truth Social with dystopian machines warriors, exploding ships and Space Force fantasy memes

Anne Laure Sellier in "Chronovisor" (Grasshopper Film)

"Chronovisor" rewards close readers

Coleman Spilde

The stylish library thriller demands engagement for maximum pleasure. There's nothing like it

On Sunday afternoon, an Amazon Prime cargo plane overshot the runway in Miami and crashed into a nearby business parking lot. The incident killed 5. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

5 dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes

CK Smith

Federal investigators are now xamining why the Boeing 767 overran the runway, struck vehicles and caught fire

Cocktail sausages wrapped in puff pastry (LauriPatterson / Getty Images )

The global appeal of the pastry dog

Ashlie D. Stevens

From Sister Schubert's sausage rolls to $28 pigs in a blanket, we can’t stop reinventing dogs wrapped in dough

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sept. 1, 2026. (Peter Kovalev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin is testing Europe — but how far?

Andrew O'Hehir

Germany blames Russia for drone strike in Leipzig. It's a new phase in an overheating cold war

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